Tie-plate.



H. H. FERRIS.

TIE PLATE.

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PIE PLATE.

APPLICATION. FILED JUNE 19, 1913. RENEWED 1m 2, 1914.

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TIE-PLATE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 19, 1913, Serial No. 774,638. Renewed Iriay 2, 1914. Serial fie: $35,984.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that l HARRY H. Fnnnls, a citizen of the United States, residing at Huntington Beach, in the county of Orange and State of California, have invented con tain new and useful Improvements in Tie- Plates, of which the following is a speeification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in tie plates, and an object thereof is the provision of novel means for preventing accidental displacement of the spikes which hold the tie plate and rails to the ties.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a. tie plate having a pair of spztced upstanding longitudinal ribs, each of the ribs being formed with an inwardly extending overhanging flange, the ribs and flanges being formed with slots by punching out a portion thereof, and the slots communicating with openings formed in the tie plate the punched out portions being adapted to engage over the heads of the spikes which secure the tie plate to the ties.

lVith these and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in Which Figurel is a top plan view of my invention partly in section; Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof; 3 is a vertical section of an alternative form of my device; i is a top plan view of the alternative form showing the rail in section; and Fig. is a longitudinal section of the alternative form with the rail removed.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 5 designates the tie plate which is formed w'th an upstanding longitudinal rib 6 adjacenteach longitudinal edge thereof. Each of the ribs 6 is formed with an inwardly extending overhanging flange 7, the flanges 7 being adapted to rest upon the longitudinal edges of the clamping plates 8 which engage the base flanges of the rails 9. The flanges 7 and the ribs 6 are formed with inwardly facing slots 10 by punching out a portion of the flanges and the ribs, the punched out portions thereof forming up standing lugs 11. Communicating with the slots 10 are openings 12 which are formed in the tie plate 5, the oipwnin' s l2 and the slots 10 being adapted to I't ster with recesses 13 formed in the outer edges of the clamping plates 8. Disposed through the openings 12 and the recesses 13 are spikes H which engage the ties 15 the heads 16 of the spikes being disposed above the slots 10, and the lugs ll are bent over the heads 16 in the spikes to prevent accidental displacement thereof.

In Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawing I have shown a tie plate which is adapted for connection to rails intermediate of their ends to secure them to the ties. In this construction, only one of the ribs 6' is prori led with an overhanging flange 7", whereby a. rail may be readily seated upon the plate The base flanges of the rails d are formed with recesses 17 which re; ster with the openings 12' in the tie plate 5'. The pilres 14- are passed through the recesses 17 and the openings 12 so that the heads 16 of the spikes rest against the base flanges of the rail. hen the spikes are in this position, the lugs 11" are engaged over the heads thereof to prevent disengagement of the spikes from the ties.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be seen that i have provided a tie plate in which means are provided to prevent accidental displacement oi the spikes from the plate, so that the rails may be securely held in position upon the plate lVhat I claim is:

l. The combination with a rail, of a. tie plate adapted to upport sai ail, said plate being formed who upstanding ribs adjacent its longitudinal edges. each of said ribs being formed with an inwardly extending overhanging flange. said flanges being adapted to bear upon the base flanges of said rail said ribs and flan es being formed with slots by punching out a portion thereof, the base plate being formed with openings registering with said slots, spikes disposed through said slots and openings into ongagement withthc tie, the heads of said spikes bearing against the base flanges of the rail, and the punched out portions of said ribs and flanges being adapted to bear against the heads of said spikes, as and for the purpose described.

2. A device of the class described including a rail and a tie plate to support the 

